Archive for January, 2011
today (january 31st) is the last day of a special offer from our friends at the beehive collective, and the last day of the kickstarter campaign. Help keep their good work coming! We are sharing our ENTIRE COLLECTION OF POSTERS (13!) with their accompanying narrative storybooks for $100 including shipping. Help us raise funds for [...]
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Below is what the Cornucopia Institute has to say. Read more in the NYTIMES and the Des Moines Register USDA to Fully Deregulate Monsanto’s Genetically Engineer Alfalfa —-Gene Contamination of Feed, Milk, Meat and Other Products to Follow USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack this afternoon announced that the agency will fully deregulate Monsanto’s controversial genetically engineered [...]
Iowa Greenhorns – hook up with these folks! The Northern Iowa Food & Farm Partnership is organizing a meeting for all growers currently selling to schools, growers who would like to begin selling to schools, and growers just interested in learning more about farm to school. We’ll have presentations on the procurement process, how farmers [...]
Just a reminder, greenhorns! Farmer-Mentor Conference Feb. 4-6: Learn About the Art and Business of Having Interns or Apprentices The North American Biodynamic Apprenticeship Program, a program of the Biodynamic Association, will hold its 3rd annual Farmer-Mentor Conference Feb. 4-6 in Fair Oaks, CA. With a focus on two key issues of on-farm education – the legal [...]
Hanover Farm and Environmental Center seeks a 2011 farm crew and a crew leader to help grow healthy produce using sustainable farming practices. Hilltop Hanover Farm is in Yorktown Heights, New York, and is owned by Westchester County. This regional educational center serves Westchester County by researching, teaching, and applying skills for small-scale urban and [...]
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Parts and Crafts has a new project! It’s called a CSE, short for Community Supported Education — our new experiment with R&D and kit development. Our goal is to raise $5000 (by February 28 at midnight) to support to creation of high quality, imaginative science, art, and engineering project kits for kids. For details, go to http://kck.st/partsandcrafts, or visit our website at cse.partsandcrafts.org.
the farming season is long and leaves lots of impressions. young farmers often eat like kings and get more sunshine than anyone, but the fact is we put our bodies on the line. your young farmer body needs protection! Our hugely muddled and expensive healthcare system doesn’t meet the need for a growing rank of [...]
The Northeast Beginning Farmer Project is offering more of its popular online courses, including one that will help you take your marketing to the next level. Register now for: What Do I Need to Do to Start a Farm Business? (BF 103) – a 6-week course for new and aspiring farmers addressing the legal, regulatory, [...]
This is a well articulated article about the need for more young farmers in Multnomah county, Oregon, informed by an ambitious new program by the county food commission. This is how small government agencies, farmers, activists, service providers AND press can work together to reshape the foodshed. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/01/multnomah_county_farm_incubato.html
they retrofitted their brewing system from tanks they found in maine and massachusetts: http://throwbackbrewery.com/
a note and video link from lisa at the Urban Homesteader’s League: Dear friends, As many of you know, I spent much of the summer and fall at the Union Square Farmers Market in Somerville running the Urban Homesteaders’ League Market Stand. The UHL Market Stand was a collaborative, experiential learning space I designed and [...]
Unaffordable land stunts new generation of small farmers in California By Julia Scott julia.scott@bayareanewsgroup.com This story was produced in partnership with KALW 91.7 FM. Tune in to KALW’s Crosscurrents at 5 p.m. Monday to hear from California’s emerging farmers, or listen to the podcast at http://kalwnews.org. PESCADERO — In 2005, would-be farmers Nancy Vail and [...]
Position offered: We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and resourceful market gardener to design and manage a new 3/4-acre organic market garden operation, including greenhouse and cold frames, on a beautiful Hudson Valley estate. This is a salaried position, produce grown will be sold to a restaurant in the city.
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